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# Chess for Zebras: Thinking Differently about Black and White Paperback – December 1, 2003

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## Customer Reviews

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    One of a kind
  

*by J***D on Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2020*

This book is different from the rest. The main idea is to have you take a deep look at the way you think when playing chess. The contention is that we all have many chess stories/multifaceted ideas that we use to make our chess decisions and we tend to lean on these too much. We tend to be certain about our stories and less clear about the concrete lines for implenting these stories when in fact we should strive for the opposite: to be less certain/falsifying our stories based upon concrete lines. The idea is new for me and a real eye opener. Excellently written as well. A pleasure to read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Extraordinary
  

*by C***I on Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2009*

Most agree that Rowson's book is entertaining but some disagree about whether it will improve your chess.  I'm mystified by the critiques.  This book, while less of an enthusiastic romp than Deadly Sins, is far more thoughtful while remaining a very enjoyable read.  The reason Zebras should improve your chess is because it should fundamentally change the approach most players have to improvement (including, incidentally, the continued accumulation of most types of chess books).  Another notable aspect of the book is that, while it may well be that many of the topics Rowson introduces are nebulous, he manages to make them as concrete as possible through his game annotations.  I cannot readily recall a more enlightening and entertaining style of annotation - Sahovski Informator in Technicolor!Largely, I suppose, due to his non-chess academic interests, Rowson brings a unique dimension to his chess writing. He is not the first chess writer to try to gain a perspective on meta-cognition in chess and then to try also to turn whatever understanding we may obtain of that realm to some practical use in real play, but he is certainly among the best.  Rowson's approach to this difficult subject area is to creatively twist and turn the problems this way and that while offering observations that are fascinating and merit much further consideration.  He does this with such facility - and with such humility - that it all seems quite casual. Rowson clearly brings something special to chess pedagogy, and I hope he continues to write.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    I love this book
  

*by N***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2019*

This is an amazing book.  I think I've learned more insight into the game of chess just by reading the text.  I've played through some of the games that are provided to support the text, but in many instances, being pressed for time, I've simply read the book.  It's amazing.  I've even recommended it my non-chess player friends for comments like, "we use what we have to make sense of what we are given."  Priceless.  With so many online chess resources out there, Chess for Zebras could someday be the only chess book in my chess library.  It's a keeper.

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